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ABUSE

JAPAN
Nov 25, 2014
2,266 disabled people were abused in Japan in fiscal 2013, ministry says
A total of 2,266 disabled people in Japan were reportedly abused by family members or care workers in the year leading up to last March, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare said on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 21, 2014
Osaka couple arrested for starving 3-year-old daughter to death
A Osaka couple are held for allegedly starving their 3-year-old daughter to death, while a Niigata mom is suspected of throwing her daughter, also 3, off a bridge.
JAPAN
Nov 21, 2014
Justice Ministry admits fault after detainee at immigration facility dies
The Immigration Bureau admits mishandling a Cameroonian man who died after he was left without access to medical care at a detention facility in Ibaraki Prefecture.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 21, 2014
Niigata Mom admits throwing daughter from bridge to her death
A 24-year-old mother in Tsubame, Niigata Prefecture, has been arrested on suspicion of killing her 3-year-old daughter by throwing her into a river.
JAPAN
Nov 13, 2014
Survey suggests 141 children may be missing in Japan
Welfare authorities are unable to confirm the whereabouts of 141 children who were registered with municipalities, including four infants whose cases were given high-alert status.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 29, 2014
Man charged with causing his stepson's suicide
The physical and psychological abuse Yuito Murayama had long suffered at the hands of his stepfather included a demand that he hang himself, police allege.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Oct 27, 2014
Former St. Mary's teachers faced child sex abuse charges in U.S.
Two former teachers at St. Mary's International School in Tokyo faced child sexual abuse charges after returning to the United States.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Oct 27, 2014
St. Mary's school in Tokyo to investigate child sex abuse after teacher's rape confession
St. Mary's International School is setting up a panel to conduct an internal investigation into reported cases of child sexual abuse — including one confirmed case of rape — at the school in Tokyo.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 9, 2014
Parents in Shiga held for keeping 8-year-old son chained to pillar
The parents of an 8-year-old boy in Nagahama, Shiga Prefecture, were arrested on Thursday on suspicion they had left their son chained to a pillar the previous day.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 4, 2014
Dead newborn left in Kumamoto 'baby hatch'; mom arrested
A woman is arrested on suspicion of leaving the dead body of her newborn son in a 'baby hatch' at a hospital in Kumamoto.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 3, 2014
Tokyo police hold emergency meeting after taxi driver arrested for 'dappo' drugs
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department hold an emergency meeting with cab and trucking companier to address accidents caused by drivers under the influence of 'dappo' (loophole) drugs.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 25, 2014
Police handled record 13,037 cases of child abuse in first half of year
Police reported abuse cases involving a record 13,037 children to child consultation centers between January and June, up 29.6 percent from a year earlier
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Sep 22, 2014
Jailed American lived enigmatic life
Matthew Miller, the U.S. citizen imprisoned in North Korea on espionage charges, spent months in South Korea pretending to be an Englishman named "Preston Somerset," acquaintances who met or worked with him say.
JAPAN
Sep 19, 2014
'Dappo' drugs have sent over 4,400 to hospitals since 2009: survey
A total of 4,469 people were taken to hospitals in connection with so-called quasi-legal drugs from January 2009 to June this year, the Fire and Disaster Management Agency said Friday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 18, 2014
Sex abuse involving smartphone messaging apps surges
Sexual predators have increasingly been using anonymous smartphone messaging apps such as Line and KakaoTalk to groom children for abuse, with 262 minors victimized in the first half of this year, more than double the reported number a year earlier, the National Police Agency said on Thursday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Sep 14, 2014
Award-winning British actress says police failed to act on abuse as a child
Golden Globe-winning actress Samantha Morton has said she was sexually abused as a child in the English city of Nottingham but authorities refused to respond to her complaints, a familiar tale as Britain grapples with a string of child abuse scandals.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Sep 13, 2014
'No child ever deserves to be abused like this'
Images of Koyuki Higashi's childhood came back to her in flashes. She was almost always in the bathroom; sometimes she caught a glimpse of the stool she used to sit on while taking a shower, other times she saw her father and her, bathing together. For a long time Higashi was unable to make much sense...
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Sep 13, 2014
Kodomo no Ie: home away from home
The sound of giggling fills a room at Kodomo no Ie, a children's institution in northern Tokyo, as a group of half a dozen girls work on their homework while waiting for dinner to be served. It's the same situation that is typically played out in homes across the country, except these are no ordinary...
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Sep 13, 2014
Waking up to child abuse
With reported cases of child abuse topping 70,000 per annum for the first time in August, Masami Ito examines the nation's changing attitudes toward violence at home.
WORLD
Sep 10, 2014
Cost of domestic violence far outstrips war at $8 trillion a year: study
Domestic violence, mainly against women and children, kills far more people than wars and is an often overlooked scourge that costs the world economy more than $8 trillion a year, experts said on Tuesday.
South Korea couple beat same-sex barriers to parenthood
South Korean lesbian couple Kim Kyu-jin (left) and her wife, Kim Sae-yeon, pose with a "pregnant woman" badge during an interview in Seoul last month.
Japan unveils new overtourism countermeasures
The majority of tourists in Japan tend to stay in Tokyo, Osaka or Kyoto, resulting in overcrowding in popular tourist spots and a strain on transportation systems.
Opportunities await the bold in the Year of the Wood Dragon
2024 marks the Year of the Dragon in the Chinese zodiac, with the year predicted to be a good time for fresh starts.
Japan pharma startup developing world-first drug to grow new teeth
A new tooth is seen in a ferret's mouth after it was administered a drug to stimulate the growth of tooth buds.
Don’t worry about global population collapse
Most projections show the world will hit peak humanity in the 21st century as people choose to have smaller families and women gain power over their own reproduction.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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